Born
1919-10-24 (age 106)
Birthplace
Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Known For
Acting
Rita Karin
Biography
She was a Polish-born American actress best known for her role as Jackie Mason's mother on the 1989 TV series Chicken Soup. Also appeared at the beginning of Sophie's Choice as Yetta, Sophie's (Meryl Streep) landlady. Her voice can be heard singing children's songs from the camps in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
Movie Appearances
Starstruck
as Mrs. Reuben
1981
The Pickle
as Grandmother
1993
Sophie's Choice
as Yetta
1982
He Said, She Said
as Mrs. Spepk
1991
Age Isn't Everything
as Flo
1991
Enemies, a Love Story
as Mrs. Schreier
1989
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Mrs. Goldfarb
1971
Nicky's World
as Mrs. Mylonas
1974
The Big Fix
as Aunt Sonya
1978
Up the Sandbox
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
1972
Kojak The Belarus File
1985
Matilda
as Spectator
1978
